Deadly Fire at Shell Nigeria Pipeline That Feeds Bonny Crude
- Blast caused by lifting stolen oil, killed about 15: official
- Crude theft is a major illicit industry in the Niger Delta
Smoke rises from the site of a refinery explosion in Rivers State, Nigeria, Friday, March 3.
Source: AP Photo
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A fire on an oil pipeline operated by Shell Plc in Nigeria that feeds crude to the key Bonny export terminal killed about a dozen people, according to state police and a local political official.
The explosion hit the Rumuekpe-Nkpoku Trunk Line in Rivers State in the early hours of Friday morning, Chidi Lloyd, chairman of the Emohua local government area, said by phone. Around 15 individuals died in the blast that happened as people loaded crude stolen from the pipeline, he said after assessing the damage.